excerpt:Commissioner Roger Goodell called the re-tolling of the Pro Bowl ‚Äúexciting‚ÄĚ and ‚Äúrefreshing.‚ÄĚ

‚ÄúThis is a really exciting and refreshing twist on the Pro Bowl,‚ÄĚ Goodell said on Tuesday. ‚ÄúWe‚Äôre taking the traditional version of the Pro Bowl and condensing it ‚Äď boiling it down ‚Äď to its absolute essence: individual competition between two players. I think people are really going to enjoy it and it could be a model for future Pro Bowls ‚Äď that is, if we can continue to get two players to show up for it.‚ÄĚ

‚ÄúThis is going to be really exciting for me to do this,‚ÄĚ said Garrard. ‚ÄúI‚Äôve always wanted to represent the AFC in a game of Madden against the NFC. Would I rather be playing in the an actual game? No. Not really. I played in several actual games this year and it was a big waste of time. At least in Madden you can‚Äôt get hurt. And I can use the Colts.‚ÄĚ